Lemngole is from
Kapenguria,
Kenya and moved to the United States to compete in the collegiate system for the
University of Alabama.
2023-2024: First NCAA titles On 19 March 2023 before being recruited for Alabama, she had already run 14:40 for a road
5K run at the
Semi Marathon de Lille, faster than the
U.S. collegiate record for the same distance on the track. In November 2023, she was runner up to
Parker Valby at the
NCAA Cross Country Championship in
Charlottesville, Virginia. In February 2024, she ran the second-fastest indoor collegiate time of all time in the women's
5000m, running 15:04.71 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. In June 2024 she won the NCAA
3000 metres steeplechase title in
Eugene, Oregon. In November 2024, she won the NCAA Cross Country title in
Verona, Wisconsin finishing ahead of compatriot
Pamela Kosgei.
2025: World Championships debut, Bowerman Award Lemngole won the
NCAA Championship indoor title on 14 March 2025 in
Virginia Beach over 5000 metres. At the SEC Championships in Kentucky in May 2025, she set a championship record in the steeplechase and won the 5000 metres. She then won the
2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships title in the 3000 metres steeplechase in
Eugene, Oregon in June 2025, in a new collegiate record of 8:58.15. In August 2025, she signed an
NIL deal with Swiss sportswear brand
On. That month, she recorded a debut victory in the
Diamond League, winning in 9:16.36 in the 3000m steeplechase at the
2025 Athletissima event in Lausanne, in wet conditions. In September 2025, she was a finalist in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the
2025 World Championships in
Tokyo, Japan, placing fifth. On 22 November, she won the
2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Missouri. In December, Lemngole was awarded the 2025
Bowerman Award as the year's best student-athlete in American collegiate track and field.
2026 On 1 February, Lemngole ran a lifetime best to win the 3000m at the
Millrose Games in New York, running 8:31.39 to finish ahead of British professional
Hannah Nuttall, her time also setting an NCAA record for the distance. Lemngole won the 3000 meters in 8:45.90, ahead of
Hilda Olemomoi, at the 2026 SEC Indoor Championships. She placed second in 15:03.42 in the 5000m behind
Jane Hedengren on 13 March at the
2026 NCAA Indoor Championships. ==Competition record==